{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-101","heading":"Compliance with constitution.","body":"(1) The purpose of parts 1 through 7 is to comply with Article XI, section 3(1), of the Montana constitution, which provides: \"The legislature shall provide such optional or alternative forms of government that each unit or combination of units may adopt, amend, or abandon an optional or alternative form by a majority of those voting on the question.\"\n(2) Parts 1 through 7 establish the alternative forms of government for cities, towns, counties, and consolidated governments. These parts shall be liberally construed to facilitate the adoption of a form of local government.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0010/0070-0030-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:22Z","sha256":"629b0ddfa39faac866b6fb275b22f07d16a7cf4e77d4c1a15a55ff54f2b16855","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-2-6108","next":"us-mt/7-3-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}